In what shouldn’t be a shock to anyone at all, there’s been some talk today about Neal Huntington’s recent statements about the future of John Russell – and most seem to be interpreting it as bad news for JR. I don’t feel terribly strongly about this one way or the other, but a lot of people do.

If Russell is fired, it will likely happen shortly after the final game of the season (which is Sunday).

Something-or-other was feeling wrong with Paul Maholm yesterday, so the Bucs scratched him from tonight’s start – ending his season. It doesn’t look like it’s a big deal at all. D-Cutch gets the meaningless start instead. No clue who Mendez is.